Indian shuttler PV Sindhu registered her second successive straight-game victory at the China Masters 2025 badminton tournament at the Shenzhen Arena in the People’s Republic of China to march into the quarter-finals on Thursday.
Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu beat Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong, sixth in the women’s singles badminton rankings, 21-15, 21-15 in 41 minutes.
By virtue of the win, Sindhu, ranked 14th, improved her head-to-head record against the Thai shuttler to 6-5.
PV Sindhu dominated from the first game, leading 11-4 at the interval before comfortably closing it out.
The second game saw Pornpawee Chochuwong put up more of a fight as she narrowly led 11-10 at the interval.
However, PV Sindhu seized control of the match after the interval as she won 11 of the next 15 points to emerge victorious and advance to the quarter-finals.
Sindhu expressed satisfaction with her straight-game victory saying, “I am happy with the win and it was very important for me from the beginning to be alert and give my 100 per cent.” She acknowledged Chochuwong as a “top player,” recalling a “hard match” against her at the Indonesia Open.
She will face Olympic gold medallist and world No. 1 An Se-young of the Republic of Korea in the quarters. Sindhu trails An Se-young 7-0 in their head-to-head records. The two last met at the All England Open 2024.
ALSO READ: Neeraj Chopra cruises into World Championships javelin final with first attempt
Sindhu’s performance against Chochuwong contrasted sharply with a first-round exit at the recent Hong Kong Open 2025, where she suffered a shock loss to Denmark’s Line Christophersen.
